Controlling Microbial Growth

 In this discussion, you will present a scenario including a site and specific microbes that may be contaminating the site. After describing the contaminated site and specific microbes in the site, you will design a strategy to eliminate harmful microbes from the area. You should include specific disinfectants and antimicrobials that can be used as part of your remediation strategy to eliminate harmful microbes.  

Discussion Guidelines - General

Education

Purpose

Threaded discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and

students and their peers. In the discussions, students will do the following:

• Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week.

• Integrate scholarly resources.

• Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates.

• Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner.

Participation Requirements

• Post a minimum of 2 substantive posts in each graded discussion: 1 initial post and 1

follow-up post.

• These 2 posts must be on 2 separate days Monday through Sunday. (Initial posts made

before Monday will not be graded.)

• The number of graded discussions may vary depending on the course.

• Week 1-7 discussions must be completed by end of week, Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Mountain

Time (MT).

• Week 8 discussion must be completed by end of week, Saturday, 11:59 p.m. Mountain

Time (MT).

Notes

*Credited means stating where the information came from (specific article, text, or lesson).

Examples: our text discusses...., The information from our lesson states..., Smith (2010) claimed

that..., Mary Manners (personal communication, November 2017)...

**Assigned readings are those listed on the syllabus or assignments page as required reading.

This may include text readings, required articles, or required websites.

***Scholarly source - per APA Guidelines, only scholarly sources should be used in

assignments. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, sources written

and reviewed by a professional or scholar in the field. Wikipedia, Wikis, .com websites or blogs

should not be used as anyone can add information to these sites. Outside sources do not

include assigned required readings